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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Westmorland and Furness Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 1,582 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
127 Station Road Cark-in-Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7NY
Received 10 Sept 2024BUCKLES FARM, BARRAS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4ES
Received 14 Nov 2016Mill House, Middleton, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 2LY
Received 25 Jan 2016Land West of Sockbridge Thorpefield Sockbridge PENRITH
Received 4 Oct 2024BROCKLEY MOOR HOUSE, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9PA
Received 17 Jul 2015EDEN VALLEY MINERAL WATER COMPANY, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9TU
Received 22 Mar 2018LAND ADJACENT TO SALKELD ROAD, FAIRHILL, PENRITH
Received 17 Jul 2017GALLOWBARROW MILL, NATLAND, KENDAL, LA9 7LR
Received 23 Dec 2011THE OLD VICARAGE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SX
Received 28 Feb 20204 TOWN VIEW, KENDAL, LA9 4QL
Received 9 Nov 2012Ulverston Railway Station Station Approach ULVERSTON LA12 0DP
Received 3 Dec 2025The Orchard, Wharf Lane, Sedgwick, KENDAL, LA8 0JW
Received 9 Mar 2020SOUTH VILLA 94 KENTSFORD ROAD, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7BB
Received 29 Nov 2011Heaves Farm, Heaves, KENDAL, LA8 8DU
Received 15 May 20184 BARCO HILL GROVE, PENRITH, CA11 8NF
Received 3 Dec 2018ROCKSHELF 26 QUEENS ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 4PH
Received 17 Oct 2011ORCHARD HOUSE, MELLBECKS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4AB
Received 6 Apr 2021108 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4PU
Received 4 Sept 2017BARN TO SOUTH OF OXENTHWAITE HOUSE, BARRAS, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 20 Apr 2016Owl Barn, Back Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EP
Received 17 Aug 2021Land to North of Lyndene, Jack Hill, Allithwaite, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7RX
Received 14 Nov 2019LAND OFF SNUFF MILL LANE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 27 Jan 2017Station Yard Garage, Unit 2 Station Yard, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6DW
Received 21 Oct 20197 The Avenue GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6AP
Received 4 Jul 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Westmorland and Furness Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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